For teens of a certain age there was one place to be in Belfast tonight - and that was the SSE Arena.

Thousands of (mostly) screaming teenage girls made up the audience, but the fun began before the four-piece had even taken to the stage.

Less than a year ago, opening act Hometown played a more modest Belfast stage at the Feile An Phobail, and the Louis Walsh backed band provided the perfect lead-in.

If their rise to the SSE Arena stage since that day in August is anything to go by then it may not be long before they’re back here - but as the headline act.

California four piece The Tide followed with their own high energy set.

Young Love was a crowd favourite and the lights went up to give the thousands of young people a breather.

Onto the main act, and it went up another notch entirely.

Opening with ‘Rest Your Love’, the British band have brought along a stage set-up featuring three huge LED screens and lengthy runway. It was made all the better by state-of-the-art lighting and timely explosions.

With two opening acts and a set-up of that magnitude you really get your money's worth.

Featuring Brad Simpson, James McVey, Connor Ball and Tristan Evans, they’re well-versed at this point in their UK and Ireland tour.

Earlier this week took them to Dublin, and in a few days takes them to London - and a glance at tour dates and venues gives a glimpse into how lucrative the ‘teen’ market really is.

Hits likes ‘Can We Dance’ and ‘Somebody To You’ - as well as a cover of Kung Fu Fighting - bring the biggest cheers from an audience whose energy doesn’t wane from first note to last.